83-470: (Redirected from Project Pegasus ) Pegasus Project may refer to: A highway construction project on Interstate 30 and Interstate 35E (Texas) in Dallas, Texas The Pegasus Project , an episode in season 10 of American-Canadian television series Stargate SG-1 Pegasus Project (investigation) , reporting on Pegasus spyware Project Pegasus (comics) ,
166-536: A two-point conversion . But the Packers answered with Mason Crosby 's 23-yard field goal with 2:07 remaining, and then prevented the Steelers from scoring on their final drive of the game. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP , completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. The broadcast of Super Bowl XLV on Fox averaged about 111 million viewers, breaking
249-405: A 21 yards per catch average. Other reliable options included 13-year veteran Hines Ward (59 receptions for 755 yards and 5 touchdowns), the Steelers all-time leading receiver, and tight end Heath Miller who caught 42 passes for 512 yards. Halfback Rashard Mendenhall was the team's leading rusher, gaining 1,273 yards and 13 touchdowns while also catching 23 passes. The line
332-476: A 30-mile (48 km) controlled-access tollway in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex . Completed by 1957, it operated as a toll road between 1957 and 1977, afterward becoming a nondescript part of I-20 and then I-30. The road, three lanes in each direction but later widened, is the only direct connection between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas , Texas. In October 2001, the former turnpike
415-688: A few miles from the Oklahoma state line, when the route turns east toward Arkansas. I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas at Texarkana , the twin city of Texarkana, Texas . I-30 intersects I-49 , after which it travels northeast. I-30 then passes through Hope , birthplace of former President Bill Clinton . I-30 then serves Prescott , Gurdon , Arkadelphia , and Malvern . At Malvern, drivers can use US 70 or US 270 to travel into historic Hot Springs or beyond into Ouachita National Forest . There, US 70 and US 67 join I-30 and stay with
498-565: A fictional scientific base in Marvel comics and other media Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pegasus Project . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pegasus_Project&oldid=1205058007 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
581-583: A one-year retreat with three ads for their Pepsi Max drink, which has been named as the official soft drink of the NFL. Pepsi's Frito-Lay brand also advertised Doritos . Both brands had their advertisements created by web users as part of the annual USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter contest, which offers a prize of US $ 5 million. In addition, regular purchasers Anheuser-Busch InBev , GoDaddy.com , Coca-Cola , CareerBuilder.com , and E*TRADE purchased advertisements; InBev advertised Stella Artois imported beer for
664-550: A statement that would come true). Woodson then broke the Packers meeting with a team cheer of "White House!". On January 26 President Obama visited Green Bay and was greeted by Mayor Jim Schmitt and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who presented the President with two Green Bay Packers Jerseys. The first had Obama's name on the back with the number 1 and the second was an autographed Charles Woodson jersey with
747-429: A stylized image of the host stadium shown in the background. It was introduced as part of a new, standardized branding scheme for the NFL's postseason games, which also saw the redesign of the conference championship trophies. The only changes made to the logo for future games, until Super Bowl 50 , was to change the number and the stadium depicted. Super Bowl 50 deviated slightly from the standard design to emphasize
830-537: A three-time Super Bowl winner as a Dallas Cowboys quarterback, as the color analyst . Mike Pereira joined Buck and Aikman in the broadcast booth to comment on instant replay reviews, while Pam Oliver and Chris Myers served as sideline reporters . The pre-game show featured the Fox NFL Sunday crew of host Curt Menefee and a group of analysts with extensive Super Bowl experiences of their own: Terry Bradshaw (4 time Super Bowl-winning quarterback with
913-554: A ticket to the next Super Bowl in addition to the refund. It also offered fans the option of a ticket to any future Super Bowl, along with round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations. However, this wasn't enough to mollify several fans, who on February 9 filed a $ 5 million class-action lawsuit against the NFL, the Cowboys and Jones. In addition to Steelers and Packers fans left without seats, the suit includes Cowboys fans who paid $ 100,000 for personal seat licenses , only to have to watch
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#1732772260048996-594: A wild-card team made or won the Super Bowl. This is also the most recent time either of the teams have made the Super Bowl, despite appearing in a combined five conference championships since then. Three NFL cities presented bids for the game: NFL owners voted to select the North Texas site on May 22, 2007. It marked the first Super Bowl in the Dallas–Fort Worth area after numerous unsuccessful bids in
1079-609: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 30 Interstate 30 ( I-30 ) is a major Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels 366.76 miles from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas , northeast via Dallas , and Texarkana, Texas , to I-40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas . The highway parallels U.S. Route 67 (US 67) except for
1162-510: Is normally known as the "Tom Landry Highway" in honor of former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry . While past Super Bowl games used their own unique logo designs that changed yearly and featured imagery which reflected the host city, Super Bowl XLV introduced a new standardized, silver-colored emblem, featuring an image of the Vince Lombardi Trophy sitting atop the traditional Roman numerals used to denote each edition, with
1245-590: The Arkansas River into North Little Rock and comes to its eastern terminus, despite facing north, at I-40 . At its end, I-30 is joined by US 65 , US 67, and US 167 . US 65 joins I-40 westbound, while US 67 and US 167 join I-40 eastbound from I-30's eastern terminus. The very first fully controlled-access part of what is now I-30 was the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike,
1328-718: The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season . The Packers defeated the Steelers 31–25. The game was played on February 6, 2011, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas , the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Unlike most other Super Bowls, this game featured two title-abundant franchises: coming into
1411-623: The Pittsburgh Steelers , who won Super Bowl XL following the 2005 season. Green Bay also joined the 2005 Steelers as the only teams ever to defeat the top three seeded teams on the road in the playoffs. In order to secure their fifth Super Bowl bid they defeated their longtime rivals, the Chicago Bears , in the NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field . The offense was led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers , who
1494-605: The Rose Bowl ; however the actual attendance of 103,219 fell 766 fans short. League officials had indicated that they would also count spectators watching the game on large television screens from outside the stadium in the tally, which generally is not allowed in official attendance counts. However, Super Bowl XLV was the first Super Bowl game to break the 100,000 threshold in attendance since Super Bowl XXI in 1987. Due to numerous delays, including damage sustained from an ice storm , 1,250 temporary seats weren't ready in time for
1577-669: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , seized and shut down several websites that had provided access to pirated Internet television feeds of NFL games. With an average US audience of 111 million viewers, this was the most-watched Super Bowl as well as the most-watched program of any kind in American television history, beating the previous record of 106.5 million viewers for Super Bowl XLIV . However, Super Bowl XVI still holds
1660-485: The "Best of Sirius" package. In addition to the Westwood One and local team broadcasts, Sirius carried the following international feeds: FieldPass , the subscription Internet radio service provided by the league at NFL.com, also carried most of these feeds. Due to contractual restrictions, only Sirius XM and FieldPass were permitted to carry the local team broadcasts along with WTAQ, WIXX, WTMJ, WDVE and WBGG, with
1743-568: The 1960s-1970s. The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 2010 season with a 12–4 record. They earned the AFC North division title, and the second seed in the AFC and advanced to their 8th Super Bowl, tying the Dallas Cowboys ' record of most Super Bowl appearances. After missing the first four games of the year on suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy (during which
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#17327722600481826-553: The AFC in 1970 as a result of the AFL–NFL merger to even out the two conferences. The Steelers advanced to the Super Bowl with two close wins in the playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Steelers defeated their division rival , the number 5 seeded Baltimore Ravens 31–24, with Ben Roethlisberger 's 58-yard completion to Antonio Brown on third down and 19 setting up Rashard Mendenhall 's game winning 2-yard touchdown run with 1:33 left in
1909-961: The Bears, openly supported the Steelers two years earlier in Super Bowl XLIII after the Rooney family helped with his campaigning work and later appointed Steelers chairman Dan Rooney , an ethnic Irish Catholic , the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland . He did not attend the game; instead, he hosted a 100-person Super Bowl party at the White House. Attendees included his family, elected leaders from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, DNC member Andres Lopez of Puerto Rico, Buffalo, New York mayor Byron Brown , Buffalo deputy mayor Steve Casey, Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker , Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony , both actors/singers, ESPN columnist Michael Wilbon , and Tony Kornheiser . Although
1992-506: The Dallas–Fort Worth area in hard ice and snow the week before the game, threatening to disrupt game preparations. Snow fell from the roof of Cowboys Stadium's East end on February 4, injuring six people. Over 3,000 tickets were sold to watch the game in the stadium's East Plaza, which experienced the falling ice tragedy earlier in the week. However, the snow had melted by game time and fans who paid $ 200 per ticket were allowed to watch
2075-597: The Interstate into the Little Rock city limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes through Benton before reaching the Little Rock city limits. From Benton to its end at I-40, I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day. As I-30 enters Little Rock, I-430 leaves its parent route to create a western bypass of the city. Just south of downtown, I-30 meets the western terminus of I-440 and
2158-538: The NFC Championship game a few days later on January 23 to Green Bay 21–14. In a post-game locker-room speech, Green Bay Packers corner Charles Woodson poked fun at the President's comment saying "The President don't want to come watch us at the Super Bowl, guess what? We'll go see him" (implying that Green Bay would win the Super Bowl and visit the White House as the winning team usually does each year;
2241-611: The NFL with 13.5 sacks, while Hawk led the team in combined tackles (111) and intercepted three passes. Three of the Packers starters in the secondary also made the Pro Bowl. Tramon Williams led the team with a career-high 6 interceptions, while adding 326 punt return yards. Other Pro Bowl selections included safety Nick Collins (4 interceptions and 70 combined tackles) and hard hitting 13-year veteran cornerback Charles Woodson , who recorded 92 total tackles and forced five fumbles, while also intercepting two passes. The Packers entered
2324-625: The Pittsburgh Steelers), Howie Long (one-time Super Bowl winning defensive end with the then-Los Angeles Raiders), Michael Strahan (one-time Super Bowl winning defensive end with the New York Giants) and Jimmy Johnson (two-time Super Bowl winning head coach with the Dallas Cowboys). They were joined by a variety of other commentators. Five days prior to the game, Immigration and Customs Enforcement , along with
2407-434: The R.L. Thornton Freeway. By the mid-1960s, much of I-30 was under construction outside the metroplex as well. The majority of the route was completed by 1965, but a 40-mile (64 km) stretch through rural areas built on a new alignment well away from US 67 between Mount Pleasant and New Boston remained unfinished. This remaining segment was finally built and opened to traffic in 1971, completing I-30. Originally,
2490-474: The Steelers decision as the home team in Super Bowl XL to wear white jerseys. Both the 2005 Steelers and 2010 Packers were number 6 seeded teams when they reached the Super Bowl, forcing them to play all of their postseason games on the road and wearing their respective white jerseys in those games. The retractable roof at Cowboys Stadium was closed for the game. A severe winter storm blanketed
2573-490: The Steelers to hang onto the ball until time expired. Mendenhall finished with 121 rushing yards and a touchdown, along with 2 catches for 32 yards. The Packers started off their postseason with a 21–16 win over the number 3 seeded Philadelphia Eagles after Tramon Williams intercepted a pass from Michael Vick in the end zone with less than a minute left to play. Aaron Rodgers threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while James Starks , who only rushed for 101 yards during
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2656-410: The Steelers went 3–1), quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returned for his seventh season as the Steelers starting quarterback, finishing the season with 3,200 yards and 17 touchdowns, with just five interceptions, for a 97 passer rating. He also rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns. The team's top receiver was Mike Wallace who caught 60 passes for 1,257 yards and 10 touchdowns, giving him
2739-415: The Super Bowl in metal folding chairs without a view of the stadium's giant video replay board. The NFL at first offered $ 2,400 to fans who did not receive a replacement seat, but later offered tickets to a future Super Bowl with airfare and hotels included. Not all of the fans accepted the NFL's settlement offer, so the case went to trial. The outcome of the lawsuit was a finding for the plaintiffs against
2822-469: The Super Bowl never having trailed by more than 7 points at any point during the season—a feat that had never been accomplished during a complete season in the Super Bowl era. The last team to complete a season with this distinction was the Detroit Lions in 1962 . In the Super Bowl game itself, the Packers never trailed. Of note, this was Green Bay's first Super Bowl against an AFC team that
2905-500: The ability to request any segment of the road built to Interstate Highway standards be officially added to the Interstate Highway System as I-57. Had I-30 been extended, there were plans to upgrade Arkansas Highway 226 (AR 226) to Interstate standards and designate it as " Interstate 730 ". This would eventually become part of US 78 in 2023 I-130 was a proposed auxiliary route of I-30 that
2988-614: The bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard , and reconstruct interchanges. Full completion of the project is expected by the end of 2027. I-30 formerly had two business routes, both of which were in Arkansas. There are currently no business routes of I-30. Interstate 30 Business ( I-30 Bus. ) was a business route in Benton, Arkansas . It ran from exit 116 to exit 118 on I-30 from approximately 1960 to 1975, concurrently with US 70C . Interstate 30 Business ( I-30 Bus. )
3071-474: The chance to watch the game on monitors in the North Field Club behind the Steelers bench, but would still get the triple refund. Some of these fans were still upset, since they had spent thousands on airfare and hotels. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that when the league decided to relocate the 850 fans, it lost any shot of setting the attendance record. The NFL subsequently offered affected fans
3154-540: The first time in the Super Bowl in addition to its usual Budweiser and Bud Light advertisements. Hyundai , Mercedes-Benz , Volkswagen and Audi also advertised, as did General Motors , who returned for the first time since their bankruptcy with advertisements for the Chevrolet Cruze , Camaro , Silverado and Volt . Chrysler purchased a 2-minute-long advertisement for its Chrysler 200 featuring Eminem . Advertisements for 15 films were shown during
3237-493: The first week of 1978. The existing US 67 route was already in heavy use in the early 1950s, at which point it was twinned from just east of Dallas to Rockwall and also a rural section near Greenville and a few miles in Hopkins County. There were still a few at-grade crossings on these two sections into the 1980s. The twinned US 67 routes were upgraded to Interstate Highway standards beginning in 1961, forming
3320-455: The game and intercepted three passes, one of which was returned 18 yards for a touchdown by B. J. Raji . The other two were made by rookie Sam Shields , who recorded his second interception near his own end zone with 37 seconds left to put the game away. Both teams are known to have sizable fanbases that often travel to away games, largely due to season tickets for home games having decades-long waiting lists. In August 2008, ESPN.com ranked
3403-408: The game outside Cowboys Stadium, in the open air, as the weather turned from sleet to sun. Since the Steelers and Packers were two of the six teams that did not have cheerleaders during the 2010 NFL season (the others being the Chicago Bears , Detroit Lions , Cleveland Browns , and New York Giants ), this marked the first Super Bowl without cheerleaders. Packers lineman, Bryan Bulaga , became
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3486-503: The game's "golden anniversary", featuring the number "50" in large gold numbering on each side of the trophy rather than below it in Roman numerals. This modified layout, but with Roman numerals, no stadium, and different accent colors or, later, designs within the numerals, has been used for subsequent Super Bowl games. Fox televised the game in the United States, with Joe Buck as the play-by-play announcer and Troy Aikman , himself
3569-461: The game, the Packers held the most NFL championships with 12 (9 league championships prior to the Super Bowl era and 3 Super Bowl championships), while the Steelers held the most Super Bowl championships with 6. The Packers entered their fifth Super Bowl in team history, and became the first 6-seed team in the NFC to compete in the Super Bowl, after posting a 10–6 regular season record. The Steelers finished
3652-424: The game. According to a police officer standing near the affected area, the seats hadn't been installed in time for the fire marshal to inspect them. The NFL scrambled almost until kickoff to find replacement seats. Eventually, 850 fans in four sections were relocated, while 400 fans in two sections were given a refund equivalent to three times the face value of their ticket. The latter set of fans were later offered
3735-532: The game. Roethlisberger finished with 226 passing yards and two touchdowns, while the defense forced three turnovers and sacked Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco five times, three by James Harrison . Then the Steelers defeated the number 6 seeded New York Jets 24–19 in the AFC Championship Game . The Steelers seemed to be in complete control at first, taking a 24–0 lead in the first half. Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez rallied his team back, cutting
3818-410: The highway was open to traffic, but the official opening came a week later on September 5. The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in Arlington and Grand Prairie and facilitated construction of Six Flags Over Texas . At the end of 1977, the bonds were paid off, and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed in
3901-548: The host market of Dallas–Fort Worth ( KDFW ), the game drew a 53.7 rating. Fox's lead-out program was an episode of Glee titled " The Sue Sylvester Shuffle ". At the conclusion of Glee' s airing, Fox became the first media network in U.S. television history to garner a single-night primetime average of at least 100 million viewers. By September 15, 2010, Fox had sold 90 percent of all available slots; all slots were completely sold out by October. The price of an advertisement began at US$ 3 million. Pepsi-Cola returned after
3984-622: The larger Pegasus Project. The section from downtown Dallas to State Highway Loop 12 (Loop 12, Buckner Boulevard) is eight lanes plus an HOV lane. This section will be reconstructed under the East Corridor project to 12 lanes by 2025–2030. From Rockwall to a point past Sulphur Springs , I-30 runs concurrent with US 67 . Through the city of Greenville , I-30 is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. I-30 continues northeasterly through East Texas until
4067-576: The longest east–west Interstates. The largest metropolitan areas that I-30 travels through include the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , the Texarkana metropolitan area , and the Little Rock metropolitan area . The western end and zero mile point of I-30 in Texas is at its intersection with I-20 in Parker County near Aledo. It then travels near downtown Fort Worth on a new routing further south than
4150-476: The message "See you at the White House. Go Packers!" written on the back by Woodson. On August 12, 2011, Woodson's promise came true and the Packers visited the White House and met with President Obama. Their visit was delayed because of the NFL lockout and took place a day before the Packers first preseason game against the Cleveland Browns . President Obama was presented with a Packers jersey with
4233-590: The network) and color analyst Boomer Esiason . Univision Radio carried a Spanish language feed for its stations throughout the US. The flagship stations for each team also carried the game with their respective local announcers: In the United Kingdom, BBC Radio 5 Live carried radio coverage with Darren Fletcher and Greg Brady announcing. Sirius XM Satellite Radio carried 14 feeds in ten languages to Sirius subscribers, as well as to XM subscribers with
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#17327722600484316-685: The northern terminus of another auxiliary route in I-530 . I-530 travels 46 miles (74 km) south to Pine Bluff . At this three-way junction of Interstates, I-30 turns due north for the final few miles of its route. Here, I-30 passes through the capitol district of Little Rock. I-30 also creates one final auxiliary route in I-630 , or the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway, which splits downtown Little Rock in an east–west direction before coming to its other end at I-430 just west of downtown. After passing I-630, I-30 crosses
4399-505: The now removed Lancaster Elevated section of the freeway. The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the longtime Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passed well south of Texas Stadium , the Cowboys' former home, their new stadium in Arlington , Texas, is near I-30. However, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build AT&T Stadium . This section
4482-407: The number 1 and the words Commander-In-Chief on the back. He was also presented with a stock share of the Packers organization, thus making him a part owner of the Packers. When Obama jokingly asked if this meant he could trade Aaron Rodgers to the Bears, Woodson responded that Obama was just "a minority owner". Obama, who is also a Steelers fan and considers the team to be his second-favorite after
4565-438: The number 2 Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game , defeating them 21–14. This time Rodgers had a rougher day than his previous two games, throwing no touchdown passes and being intercepted twice. But he still threw for 244 yards and scored a 1-yard touchdown run, while Starks added 74 rushing yards, including a touchdown run in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the Packers' defense knocked Bears quarterback Jay Cutler out of
4648-548: The portion west of downtown Dallas (which was once part of I-20). Between the termini, I-30 has interchanges with I-35W , I-35E , and I-45 . I-30 is known as the Tom Landry Freeway between I-35W and I-35E, within the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . I-30 is the shortest two-digit Interstate with a number ending in zero in the Interstate System. The Interstates ending in zero are generally
4731-408: The post AFL-NFL merger (1970s: 1975, 1976, and 1979; 1980s: 1980; 1990s: 1996; 2000s: 2006 and 2009; 2010s: 2011). The Green Bay Packers finished the season with a 10–6 record and became the first sixth-seeded team in the NFC to compete in the Super Bowl. They are only the second sixth-seeded team to reach the Super Bowl, with the only other number 6 seed to accomplish this feat, coincidentally, being
4814-526: The pregame show, the game itself, and the postgame. NFL International provided television coverage for viewers outside of North America, with Bob Papa and Joe Theismann calling the English language feed. The game was shown live on the following channels: Westwood One broadcast Super Bowl XLV across the United States and Canada, with play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan (calling his first Super Bowl for
4897-592: The record for the most-watched program in American television history. The game's attendance was 103,219, just short of the Super Bowl record 103,985 set in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . The halftime show featured the American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas , with additional performances by Usher and Slash . Prior to Super Bowl LV , it was the last time that
4980-490: The record for the highest rated Super Bowl in history with a 49.1 national rating and a 73 share. An estimated 162.9 million total viewers watched all or part of the game. The game drew a national household Nielsen rating of 46.0 and a 69 share. It drew a 59.7 local rating in both Milwaukee ( WITI ) and Pittsburgh ( WPGH ), the second-highest local rating for a Super Bowl after the 63.0 that Super Bowl XX drew in Chicago. In
5063-473: The regular season with a 12–4 record, and advanced to an, at the time, league-tying 8th Super Bowl appearance. Super Bowl XLV was initially dominated by Green Bay, jumping to a 21–3 lead before Pittsburgh cut it down to 21–10 just before halftime. Then after the teams exchanged touchdowns, the Steelers cut their deficit to 28–25 midway through the fourth quarter with wide receiver Mike Wallace 's 25-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and
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#17327722600485146-432: The score to 24–10 going into the fourth quarter. The Jets then drove to the Steelers 2-yard line on a 17-play drive, but the Steelers defense made a key stand, keeping them out of the end zone on four consecutive plays near the goal-line to force a turnover. The Jets subsequently forced a safety and scored a touchdown with just over three minutes left, but Roethlisberger's 14-yard completions to Brown and Heath Miller allowed
5229-475: The season, rushed for 123 yards in the game. The Packers then went to Atlanta, where the top-seeded 13–3 Atlanta Falcons were waiting. Although the Falcons took advantage of an early turnover and a kick return touchdown to build a 14–7 lead, the Packers quickly buried the Falcons with 35 straight points. By the end of the first half, the Packers held a 28–14 lead, and went on to win comfortably, 48–21. Rodgers
5312-507: The sitting president did not attend the game, former president and former Texas governor George W. Bush was present, along with his wife Laura and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice . From June 15, 2010, through February 6, 2011, the 30-mile section of Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth along which Cowboys Stadium is situated had been temporarily designated as the "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" in commemoration of Super Bowl XLV. The former Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike
5395-429: The teams' other network radio affiliates instead airing the Westwood One feed. Cowboys Stadium installed 15,000 temporary seats and utilized its standing room to increase its capacity to over 105,000 fans. If the stadium had been filled to capacity (its record for an NFL game is 105,121 spectators), it would have set a record for Super Bowl attendance, breaking the previous record of 103,985 fans for Super Bowl XIV in
5478-430: The two teams tied as having the best fans in the NFL. ESPN 's own John Clayton , a Pittsburgh native, broke the tie in favor of the Steelers. As the Packers were the designated home team in the annual rotation between AFC and NFC teams, the team elected to wear their green jerseys. Although both teams are known to wear their colored jerseys at home and have rarely worn white at home, the Packers decision contrasted with
5561-448: The west end of I-30 was at the current intersection of I-30 and US 80 near the border of Mesquite and Dallas. I-20 went into downtown Dallas and across the former turnpike through downtown Fort Worth and to points west. Later, I-20 took its current southerly route around Dallas and Fort Worth, and I-30 assumed the former I-20 route from US 80 to western Fort Worth, and later to the current intersection with I-20 near Aledo. I-30
5644-480: The youngest player to start in a Super Bowl, at the age of 21 years and 322 days old. Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey would have been the youngest player (21 years, 197 days), but he could not play because of a high ankle sprain. During a press conference on January 19, 2011, President Barack Obama (a longtime Chicago Bears fan) said he would attend Super Bowl XLV if Chicago defeated Green Bay , saying "If Chicago wins, I'm going no doubt". Chicago ended up losing
5727-589: Was Pro Bowl receiver Greg Jennings , who caught 76 passes for 1,265 yards and 12 touchdowns, giving him a 16.6 yards per catch average while also ranking him fourth in the NFL in yards and second in touchdown catches. Other reliable targets included receivers James Jones (50 receptions, 676 yards, 5 touchdowns), Donald Driver (51 receptions, 565 yards, 4 touchdowns), and Jordy Nelson (45 receptions, 582 yards, 496 kick return yards). The Packers lost star tight end Jermichael Finley (21 receptions 301 yards, 1 touchdown) to injury in week five who
5810-501: Was a business route in Little Rock, Arkansas . The route started at exit 132 on I-30 and followed US 70B nearly its entire route. In North Little Rock , the route remained concurrent with US 70 and terminated at exit 141B on I-30. Super Bowl XLV Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and
5893-483: Was anchored by Pro Bowl end Brett Keisel . The Steelers also had four excellent linebackers: LaMarr Woodley , James Harrison , James Farrior , and Lawrence Timmons . For the third consecutive year, Woodley and Harrison each recorded at least 10 sacks. Woodley also forced three fumbles and Harrison forced six. Farrior had 109 total tackles and six sacks. Timmons led the team with 135 total tackles, while also recording three sacks and two interceptions. The secondary
5976-402: Was anchored by pro bowl tackle Chad Clifton , an 11-year veteran. The Packers defense ranked second in the league in fewest points allowed per game (15). The line was led by Cullen Jenkins , who recorded seven sacks in just eleven games, and 338-pound defensive tackle B. J. Raji , who had 6.5. The linebackers were led by Pro Bowler Clay Matthews and A. J. Hawk . Matthews ranked fourth in
6059-421: Was in his third year as a starter after taking over for the team's all-time leading passer Brett Favre . Rodgers finished the season completing 65.7% of his passes for 3,922 yards and 28 touchdowns, with only eleven interceptions, giving him his second consecutive season with a triple digit passer rating (101.2). He was also a good rusher, adding 356 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground. His top target
6142-595: Was led by Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu , who won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award , tying his career-best seven interceptions and returning them for 101 yards and a touchdown. Coach Mike Tomlin , already the youngest coach to ever win a Super Bowl, became the youngest coach ever to make it to the Super Bowl twice at age 38. The Steelers also continued their streak of reaching the Super Bowl in five different decades, and in every decade since
6225-410: Was led by rookie center Maurkice Pouncey , the Steelers only Pro Bowl selection on offense. However, Pouncey was injured in the AFC championship game and would be inactive for Super Bowl XLV. The Steelers had one of the league's top defenses, leading the NFL in sacks (48), and fewest points (14.5) and rushing yards (62.8) allowed per game, while ranking second in fewest total yards (276.8). The line
6308-523: Was named the Tom Landry Highway, after the late Dallas Cowboys coach. The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944 but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense. However, in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas Turnpike Authority , which, in 1955, raised $ 58.5 million (equivalent to $ 519.45 million in 2023 ) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957,
6391-469: Was nearly perfect, completing 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns, while adding another score on the ground. Jordy Nelson and James Jones both had touchdown catches, while John Kuhn added scores by air and ground and Tramon Williams returned one of his two interceptions 70 yards for a touchdown. The Packers' special teams unit never had to punt the ball, while Mason Crosby contributed two field goals. The Packers next faced their rival ,
6474-594: Was not one of the "Original 8" American Football League franchises. The Packers had played Kansas City, Oakland, New England, and Denver in their four previous Super Bowl match-ups, defeating the Chiefs, Raiders and Patriots, and losing to the Broncos. The Steelers, like the Packers, predated the AFL's launch, having begun play in 1933 (12 years after the Packers joined the NFL after two years as an independent team), and moved to
6557-627: Was planned to be concurrent with I-49. Once the eastern segment of the Texarkana Loop had been upgraded to Interstate standards, I-130 was to have been signed; however, it is now part of I-49 . TxDOT is currently upgrading a 16-mile-long (26 km) section of I-30 between exit 62 in Garland, Texas to exit 77 at the Rockwall - Hunt County line. The improvements will widen the interstate from six to eight lanes, rebuild bridges, including
6640-433: Was previously known as the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System. Although tolls had not been collected for many years, it was still known locally as the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike until its renaming. The section from downtown Dallas to Arlington was widened to over 16 lanes in some sections by 2010. From June 15, 2010, through February 6, 2011, this 30-mile (48 km) section of I-30
6723-611: Was proposed to be extended along the US ;67 freeway from Little Rock. However, this conflicted with the Missouri Department of Transportation 's plan to extend I-57 , which is also planned to use US 67. In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas , as "Future I-57" was added to the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The provision would also give Arkansas
6806-540: Was temporarily designated as the "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" in commemoration of Super Bowl XLV , which was played at Cowboys Stadium. In Dallas, I-30 is known as East R.L. Thornton Freeway between downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of Mesquite . I-30 picks up the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster interchange. The Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the Horseshoe project , derived from
6889-471: Was their leading receiver at the time. The Packers ground game was crippled by injuries, especially the Week 1 loss of Ryan Grant , who had rushed for over 1,200 yards in each of the last two seasons. In his absence, the team relied prominently on Brandon Jackson , who rushed for 703 yards and caught 43 passes for 342, and fullback John Kuhn , who added 281 yards on the ground. The team's offensive line
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